US 12,484,909 B2
Tricuspid valve repair system
Carlos G. Hernández, San Francisco, CA (US); Laura M. Kalvass, Mountain View, CA (US); Scott C. Mosher, San Francisco, CA (US); Santosh V. Prabhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Paolo Romitelli, Tivoli (IT); Lauren G. Troxler, San Francisco, CA (US); and Dylan T. Van Hoven, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to Evalve, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by EVALVE, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/673,027.
Application 16/673,027 is a continuation of application No. 15/364,054, filed on Nov. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,548,614.
Prior Publication US 2020/0060687 A1, Feb. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1285 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/1227 (2013.01); A61F 2/2463 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of treating a regurgitant tricuspid valve, the method comprising:
delivering a first clip device and a second clip device to a tricuspid valve;
implanting only the first clip device and the second clip device on the tricuspid valve by:
positioning the first clip device at a first placement position located at a commissural location along a first line of coaptation, the first line of coaptation defined by a septal leaflet and an anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve;
deploying the first clip device to grasp the septal leaflet and the anterior leaflet, the first clip device thereby limiting movement of the septal leaflet and anterior leaflet relative one another;
positioning the second clip device at a second placement position located at a medial location of a second line of coaptation, the second line of coaptation defined by the septal leaflet and a posterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve; and
deploying the second clip device to grasp the leaflets at the second placement position to thereby limit movement thereof.